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Polysexual vs Bisexual - What's the difference?

polysexual | bisexual |

As an adjective polysexual

is of or pertaining to multiple types of sexuality.

As a noun bisexual is

bisexual.

polysexual

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Of or pertaining to multiple types of sexuality.
  • Sexually polyamorous; that is, having multiple sexual relationships (while perhaps loving only one person).
  • Sexually attracted to many sexes/genders, or sexually attracted to people regardless of sex/gender.

    • Related terms

    *polysexuality

    See also

    * * polyromantic

    bisexual

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (sexuality, of humans or other animals) Sexually attracted to members of two or more genders.
  • (botany) Of flowers: having both pollen and seeds.
  • (botany) Of sporophytes: having both male and female organs.
  • (botany) Of gametophytes: producing both eggs and sperm.
  • (botany) Of fungi: producing both the "female" ascogonium and the "male" antheridium.
  • (rare) Hermaphroditic.
    • Midrash and Zohar present Adam as hermaphroditic or bisexual .

    Hyponyms

    * heteroflexible

    Related terms

    * bi-curious * biromantic

    Synonyms

    * (sexually attracted to persons of either sex) (slang), ambidextrous (jocular), bi (colloquial) * perfect, hermaphrodite * See also

    Coordinate terms

    *

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A person who is bisexual. Someone who is attracted to people of two or more genders.
    • I have two family members who came out as bisexual ; my sister and my aunt.

    Synonyms

    * bi (colloquial) * See also

    Hypernyms

    *LGBT

    Also see

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